Field Hockey Quarterfinals at AB Soccer Park Tuesday

There are eight teams left in the Midwest Field Hockey championships. None of the top eight seeds has been upset.

Who wins this thing Saturday at John Burroughs is anyone’s guess.

Speculation could follow the seeding of the tournament. No. 1 seed is Cor Jesu and No. 2 seed is Villa Duchesne. “I tell my girls that’s just a number on a piece of paper. They have to go out there and earn it,” said Villa’s first-year coach Vivi Keefer.

The Saints at 20-3-1 are truly in the mix. So too is Lafayette, No. 3 seed and John Burroughs, No. 4 seed. Ladue, Nerinx Hall and MICDS may have other ideas.

One year ago, before a huge crowd, the Bombers beat rivals MICDS 3-1 and finished the year as champs with a 23-1 record.

Here’s the lineup of games on Tuesday at the Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in Fenton:

Cor Jesu (17-2) versus Ursuline Academy (11-11) at 2:30 p.m.

Villa Duchesne (23-1-1) vs MICDS (10-13) at 2:30 p.m.

John Burroughs (14-5) vs Nerinx Hall 18-7) at 3:45 p.m.

Lafayette (18-1) vs Ladue (18-6) at 3:45 p.m.

This is a quick synopsis of each participating team.

Burroughs Bombers

Charlotte Martin, who scored 90 points last year was moved to midfield to distribute the ball to less experienced players this year. Still, she has 14 goals, 9 assists for 37 points.

The other goal getters are Sandra Yamata with 22 points, Katherine Fox with 13 points and Abby Martone with 12 points.

Coach Meredith Thorpe has a two goal keeper system. Liz Rill handles the first half duties and allows just 0.54 goals per game. Second half belongs to Abby Frerotte, with 1:45 goals against average.

Nerinx Hall Markers

The Markers goal keeper is Deni Kamper who gives up just 1.73 goals per game. High scorers are junior Maddy Brennan with 33 points and Katie Finnegan with 32 points.

Villa Duchesne Saints

On October 4, Villa beat MICDS 3-1.This is the rematch.

Makenzie Sullivan minds the nets and has an 18-3 record as starter; allowing 0.65 goals per game and has recorded 14 shutouts.

Scoring is spread around evenly. Lindsay Dames has 24 points; Sydney Tomas 22; Grace Leeker 21; Demi Wideman 20; Emily Gibson 19 and 17 each for Bentley Boldt and Catherine Freeman.

“We’re just trying not to jump ahead of ourselves. We’re just enjoying where we are. The girls really seem to like each other on and off the field. They certainly are not afraid to challenge each other,” said Keefer. “Lindsay Dames is just a sophomore and she’s a great athlete. She led our JV team in scoring last year,” said the coach.

MICDS Rams

Lynn Mittler’s Rams, who suffered a disappointing loss to upstart University City have been winning at the right time. They’ve won three of their last four games. They claimed wins over Edwardsville,Clayton and Marquette but lost to Ladue 4-2.

Senior Eleanor Condie leads the attack with 21 goals and 56 points, tied for second best in the region. Senior Molly Scott has 11 goals and 32 points. Junior Amelia Sprong minds the nets and allows 2.01 goals per game.

Ladue Rams

Barb Dwyer’s team is having another banner year. They reached last year’s quarterfinals and are 18-6 this year. After opening with two loses, they won six of the next seven games.

Top gunner is Elise Pellett with 22 goals, 56 points, tied with Condie of MICDS with second best in the area.

The Rams beat St. Joe for the first time in memory, 4-3 and suffered loses to Villa and Lafayette.

Bea Dageford guards the goal and has a stingy 1.13 goals allowed mark.

Scoring is mostly split even with Elena Gresick 25 points; Courtney Emert 24; Caroline Stapleton and Maria Vetter both with 23.

Lafayette Lancers

The Lancers opened with a  loss and have run off 18 consecutive wins. Quality wins came over MICDS, Ladue, Marquette and University City. This is a rematch with Ladue in a game the Lancers previously won 5-1.

Junior Katie Barber leads all scorers with 22 goals, 32 assists for 76 points.
Danielle Biernacki has 28 points; Ashton Lichvar 27 and Corrine Murphy 21.

The semifinals are Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Burroughs and MICDS and the championship is at Burroughs Saturday at 2 p.m. Admission is $5 adults and $3 children.